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` Y S. HART. 5 l B EAD RAILPLATR 1 No. 559,381. Patleuted May 5,1896.

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l WITNESSES: 1 INVENTOR UNITED STATES l PATENT OFFICE.

HOWARD S. HART, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BEDSTEAD-RAIL PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent o. 559,381, dated May 5,`1896. Application filed December 2l, 1895. Serial No. 572,904. (Nomodel.)

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My invention relates to an improvement in bed-joints; and it consists inimproving the construction of the bed-rail plate and the joint betweensaid plate and the bed-rail.

The objects of my invention are to produce by my novel construction abed-plate which can be joined to the bed-rail in a simple and veryinexpensive manner, the method of joining doing away entirely with theuse of the pins commonly used whereby said plates are ordinarily held inplace, thereby accomplishing a great saving of metal and reducing thenumber of parts.

My inventionis illustrated by the accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a side elevation of a bed-plate containing,r my improvedconstruction. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal vertical section of a bedrail,showing a bed-plate in conjunction therewith. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectionof the parts shown in Fig. 2 on line Fig. 4 is a crosssection of theparts shown in Fig. 2 on line y y, and Figs. 5 and 6 are side elevationsof bed-plates containing modifications of my improved construction.

Similar letters refer to similar parts.

A is a bed-plate. B is the ordinary hooked projection on said bed-plate,adapted to engage with the slot and pin in the bed-post.

D is a bed-rail. E is a slot therein. F F F are holes bored in the sideof said bed-rail, intersecting said slot E and ordinarily used for thepurpose of permitting pins to be inserted,which pins are adapted to passthrough perforations in the bed-plates ordinarily used and retain thesaid bed-plates in place.

By my improved construction the necessity of using pins to hold thebed-plate in place in the bed-rail slot E is obviated, as follows: G Gare lugs formed in the plate A by punch ing perforations therethrough,as shown in Figs. 1, and 6. These lugs G may be of any desirable form;but .the preferable construction is shown in Fig. 1, in which twooppositely-disposed lugs are formed by each perforation, there being bypreference not less than two perforations in each plate. Theseperforations should be formed in the plate at such points that when theplate is inserted into the slot the lugs G G will be opposite the holesF F.

In operation the plates are inserted. into the slots E E in thebednfails, and by any suitable tool the lugs G Gare stamped or pressedlaterally with relation to the plate A until said lugs assumesubstantially the positions shown in Figs. 3Aand 4, where they appear asoffset from said plate and engaging with the sides of the slot or thesides of the holes F F, making it impossible to withdraw the said plate.

The preferable form of the construction is shown in Fig. l; but itisobvious that the modifications shown are legitimate modifications of theconstruction therein shown..

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is-

1. In a bed-joint, the combination of a slotted and perforated bed-rail,with a hooked bed-plate perforated as described to form lugs orprojections adapted to be turned laterally to engage said bed-rail andholding said bedplate in engagement therewith, substantially asdescribed. r

2. A hooked bedsteadnail plate perforated as described, to form lugs ortongues adapted to be turned laterally, substantially as and for thepurpose described. Y

HOWARD S. HART. Witnesses: LEILA HEssELRIGGE, NORMAN P. CooLEv.

